Klarinet Archive - Posting 000114.txt from 2007/02

From: "catkeel" <catkeel@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] One Stop Shopping?
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:16:46 -0500

Lynn....A lot of times Amazon.com has books with a new price and also a used
price. Its worth a try.

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "thomaswinds" <thomaswinds@-----.net>
To: "klarinetlist" <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 10:09 AM
Subject: [kl] One Stop Shopping?

>I live in Amish country. We have no music stores here. I have to drive a
> half hour minimum every time I want to buy something, and so do my
> students,
> so generally we save money by my buying online at places where I can get
> free shipping. I use Weiner's a lot when it comes to reeds....but they
> don't carry a lot of music I use for teaching.
>
> Is there any place online where I can buy music *and* reeds for more than
> one
> woodwind instrument? I'd like to consolidate everything so I am not
> paying
> 3 different shipping charges.....
>
> Pepper's pretty much always wins for cheapest music, but they charge @$10
> for shipping, and they don't sell reeds. Music 123 and Muncy don't sell
> sheet music (at least not what I need). Sheet Music Plus doesn't sell
> reeds. Sam Ash and Amazon sell reeds and sheet music, but not what I need
> this week - I wanted some of those Rico Reserve for the kids, which they
> don't have, and also they don't have some of the books I need.
>
> The thing I need to buy right now that is causing the problem is the
> Taffanel/Gaubert flute exercise book, which is Leduc, and therefore
> expensive to begin with. Pepper's wants $24 for it and they usually
> charge $10 shipping. Everyone else wants at least $37 for it, I've seen
> it as high as $45. That's a big difference!
>
> Cedarmusic.com actually has it cheaper, for $22.75, with $7 shipping. But
> it's for a kid from a family with 7 kids, and that's asking a lot for one
> book - so I've
> even been looking for a used one. Found a couple on eBay, but every time
> I've bid, they go for almost as much as a new one (with the shipping). I
> have a lot of students whose families don't have a lot of money, so every
> little bit helps.
>
> If anyone has any good ideas as to where I can get everything all in one
> place and not get ripped off on one thing or another, please let me know!
> Thanks!
>
> Lynn
>
>
>
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